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  • Credit Agricole, BNP and Natixis fund world's largest solar project

    25 May 2017

    The world's largest solar photovoltaic (PV) project, at 1.2GW when operational, has received $900 million in funding including loans from Credit Agricole, BNP Paribas and Natixis as part of a banking syndicate.

  • 27 CEOs back TCFD recommendations

    21 April 2017

    27 CEOs from major corporations have committed to implement the draft recommendations laid out by the Financial Stability Board's Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).

  • People Moves - February 2016

    18 February 2016

    The latest people moves at companies including Jinko Solar, Juwi, Wheb, SolarCity, Alliance Trust and more

  • EF BRIEFS: Canadian Solar, Dong Energy, Jinko Solar, Masdar, Japan, California, India

    04 January 2016

    Canadian Solar's share price is down some 5% since it announced plans to sell up to $100 million of equity.

  • Feeding the beast: are US yieldcos sustainable?

    30 September 2015

    Yieldcos have been growing rapidly in recent years, but what are their long-term prospects, asks Hamza Ali

  • Jinko signs $150m loan with consortium led by Credit Suisse

    17 July 2015

    Chinese solar manufacturer JinkoSolar has signed a $150 million loan with a consortium of financial institutions led by investment bank Credit Suisse.

  • Building out the yieldco

    22 June 2015

    With more yieldcos expected to come to market in coming months, how will this asset class evolve, asks Sophie Robinson-Tillett

  • US yieldcos behind 3.8GW of acquisitions in 2014

    15 April 2015

    US yieldcos snapped up 3.8GW of operational renewable energy capacity in 2014 – an increase of almost 50% year-on-year – according to a report by law firm Orrick.

  • Jinko agrees RMB320m loan with China Development Bank

    10 March 2015

    JinkoSolar has agreed a RMB320 million ($52 million) loan agreement with China Development Bank to help finance solar projects in the country.

  • WTO boost to Chinese solar stocks to prove 'temporary'

    16 July 2014

    A surge in Chinese solar stocks following Monday's ruling by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) that US import taxes on their products broke global trade rules will soon be reversed, it was claimed today.